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10 Questions on Reforming Furnace Control System

Last updated: March 16, 2020 7:57 am
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Reforming furnaces are special process furnaces used to generate pure hydrogen gas from a hydrocarbon feed gas, such as methane.

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The balanced chemical reaction for this process is as follows:

CH4 + H2O → 3H2 + CO

Methane gas (CH4) added to steam (H2O) at high temperatures forms hydrogen gas (H2) and carbon monoxide gas (CO), the latter converted into CO2 and more hydrogen gas in subsequent reactions. The chemical reaction is endothermic, meaning that it requires energy input rather than liberating energy (as what happens in an exothermic process such as combustion).

Typically, the reaction takes place in the presence of a catalyst. A simplified control system for a reforming furnace is shown here:

Reforming Furnace Control System

10 Questions on Reforming Furnace Control System

1. What factor or factors determine the setting of the multiplying constant k? Is this factor something that is liable to change much? Why or why not?

Answer: Stoichiometry is the primary determining factor for the value of k: setting the methane and steam mass flow rates such that the proper numbers of molecules of each enter the reaction furnace to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas.

2. Explain what would happen in this process if the methane flow transmitter failed with a low signal.

3. Explain what would happen in this process if the methane flow transmitter failed with a high signal.

4. Explain what would happen in this process if the steam flow transmitter failed with a low signal.

5. Explain what would happen in this process if the steam flow transmitter failed with a high signal.

6. Explain what would happen in this process if the methane control valve failed fully shut.

7. Explain what would happen in this process if the methane control valve failed wide-open.

8. Explain what would happen in this process if the steam control valve failed fully shut.

9. Explain what would happen in this process if the steam control valve failed wide-open.

10. Explain what would happen in this process if some of the catalyst-filled tubes were to become partially plugged with carbon (coke) deposits.

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